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South Bronx Classical Charter School II

Public, Charter Grades K-8

21^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of New York elementary schools

Summary

South Bronx Classical Charter School II is an exceptional elementary school serving 294 students in grades K-8 in the Bronx, New York. The school consistently ranks among the top 1-2% of elementary schools in the state, with students demonstrating exceptionally high proficiency rates on state assessments.

In the 2024-2025 school year, South Bronx Classical Charter School II ranked 21st out of 2,445 New York elementary schools and received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's students achieved proficiency rates of 96-100% in English Language Arts and Math across all grade levels. This exceptional academic performance extends to the school's various student subgroups, with South Bronx Classical Charter School II ranking in the top 1-2% for African American, Hispanic, and Special Education students, as well as students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

The school's consistent high performance, with 5-star ratings from SchoolDigger for the past 8 school years, is particularly noteworthy given that it serves a student population with a very high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients (over 87% in recent years). PS 154 Jonathan D Hyatt, PS 49 Willis Avenue, and PS 43 Jonas Bronck, the nearby traditional public schools, have much lower proficiency rates and overall academic performance in comparison to South Bronx Classical Charter School II.

248

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,294

Per pupil spending ?

91.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

333 E 135th St
Bronx, NY 10454

(718) 292-9526

District: South Bronx Classical Charter School II

Racial breakdown:

African American:

52.8%

Hispanic:

40.3%

White:

2.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2017 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (96% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of New York elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school96%

New York avg54%

Elementary school

21^st of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 4 pts since 2017

From top 5% (2017) to top 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

25^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 1 pts since 2021

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 874South Bronx Classical Charter School II among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	97.3	21 of 2445	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	87.9	253 of 2445	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	97.5	21 of 2439	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	97.0	20 of 2434	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	89.1	146 of 2201	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	97.5	43 of 2413	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	98.4	1 of 2395	100.0%	★★★★★
2017	91.9	112 of 2386	95.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	97.9	14 of 928	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	92.1	53 of 927	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	98.8	8 of 857	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	98.7	7 of 936	99.3%	★★★★★
2021	97.2	9 of 427	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	99.1	20 of 891	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	99.6	2 of 948	99.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	97.2	14 of 2409	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	87.4	237 of 2413	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	96.5	35 of 2403	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	96.0	29 of 2401	98.8%	★★★★★
2021	84.3	208 of 1955	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	97.0	37 of 2357	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	98.0	1 of 2338	100.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	98.2	18 of 1569	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	88.4	113 of 1531	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	17 of 1429	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	99.4	4 of 1503	99.7%	★★★★★
2021	90.9	44 of 818	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	99.0	16 of 1315	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	99.5	2 of 1392	99.9%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	75.6	104 of 766	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	99.2	2 of 730	99.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	99.2	9 of 2041	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	98.0	26 of 2099	98.8%	★★★★★
2021	97.2	18 of 1678	98.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	95.0	64 of 2407	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	86.7	245 of 2411	89.8%	★★★★☆
2023	97.1	24 of 2400	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	96.7	20 of 2400	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	90.2	79 of 1961	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	96.2	54 of 2358	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	97.7	1 of 2340	100.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	98.2	31 of 2110	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	99.9	2 of 2016	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	99.1	8 of 2031	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	91.1	33 of 1044	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	99.9	14 of 1859	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	99.9	1 of 1941	99.9%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	98.1	25 of 1500	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	99.1	5 of 1504	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	98.4	14 of 1500	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	97.0	41 of 1479	97.2%	★★★★★
2021	95.9	30 of 1242	97.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	99.1	9 of 676	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	99.5	6 of 705	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	99.4	4 of 696	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	98.9	15 of 706	97.9%	★★★★★
2021	98.4	2 of 253	99.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	97.2	25 of 1457	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	98.5	6 of 1465	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	97.7	12 of 1463	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	93.2	68 of 1454	95.3%	★★★★★
2021	93.8	35 of 1066	96.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	99.0	11 of 943	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	97.5	17 of 914	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	97.3	5 of 449	98.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	99.8	1 of 1296	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	99.3	10 of 1288	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	98.6	13 of 935	98.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	96.9	40 of 1455	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	99.0	5 of 1464	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	97.9	19 of 1464	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	97.9	27 of 1455	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	96.1	24 of 1071	97.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	99.9	11 of 1298	99.2%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)100th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)99th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)99th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

Homeless (2024)86th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)100th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)99th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)99th percentile~ school

African American (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts97%+44 vs state

Living Environment97%+40 vs state

Math96%+41 vs state

Science84%+39 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)						NY State Assessments Math (2025)						NY State Assessments Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
South Bronx Classical Charter School II	Public, Charter	K-8	333 E 135th St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	South Bronx Classical Charter School II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-9526	248	15	16.5	91.5%	5 (2.0%)	131 (52.8%)	100 (40.3%)	5 (2.0%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	97.3	21^st of 2445 public elementary schools	99.1%		87.9	253^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	89.7%	232	96.7			96.2	100.0	100.0	85.7	100.0	96.7	96.0	100.0	95.8	90.5	96.9	96.7	84.0		$23,294	$1,612	$21,683
Ps 154 Jonathan D Hyatt	Public	PK, KG-5	333 E 135th St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-4742	211	24	8.7	97.6%	9 (4.3%)	88 (41.7%)	110 (52.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	70.1	689^th of 2445 public elementary schools	71.8%		60.5	895^th of 2445 public elementary schools	63.4%	206				71.4	68.0	73.9				72.4	65.4	65.2				43.5		$45,833	$4,323	$41,510
Ps 49 Willis Avenue	Public	PK, KG-5	383 E 139th St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-4623	447	45	9.8	98.4%	7 (1.6%)	111 (24.8%)	321 (71.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	60.4	925^th of 2445 public elementary schools	62.2%		55.2	1023^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	58.2%	98				64.9	60.0	53.7				70.7	69.1	63.0				43.4		$41,815	$4,065	$37,751
Choice Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	423 E 138th St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	Choice Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 660-3251	182			87.4%	5 (2.7%)	56 (30.8%)	118 (64.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)								(n/a)
Family Life Academy Charter School II	Public, Charter	K-8	296 E 140th St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	Family Life Academy Charter School II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 665-2805	858	46	18.6	92.8%	5 (0.6%)	223 (26.0%)	625 (72.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	58.4	976^th of 2445 public elementary schools	60.1%		46	1256^th of 2445 public elementary schools	48.6%	280		32.3	25.9	65.2	89.7	72.7	47.2	53.0	55.6	72.3	90.0	56.8	47.7	51.9		43.2	43.4	$19,328	$2,021	$17,307
Ps 43 Jonas Bronck	Public	PK, KG-5	165 Brown Pl	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-4502	346	30	11.5	96.2%	4 (1.2%)	62 (17.9%)	270 (78.0%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	35.8	1590^th of 2445 public elementary schools	35.0%		23.6	1959^th of 2445 public elementary schools	19.9%	369				66.7	31.7	45.5				59.6	45.0	51.1				15.9		$39,502	$3,616	$35,886
Mott Haven Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	170 Brown Pl	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	Mott Haven Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-7015	442	32	13.8	93.4%	7 (1.6%)	107 (24.2%)	315 (71.3%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	53	1127^th of 2445 public elementary schools	53.9%		38.6	1496^th of 2445 public elementary schools	38.8%	369	38.9		33.3	39.1	55.3	74.4	58.3	47.9	50.0	63.8	62.0	55.8	55.1	79.6	42.5	26.8		$29,712	$4,001	$25,712
Ps 179	Public	PK, KG-5	468 E 140th St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-2237	198	18	10.8	90.4%	1 (0.5%)	39 (19.7%)	157 (79.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24.1	1954^th of 2445 public elementary schools	20.1%		26.6	1856^th of 2445 public elementary schools	24.1%	98				38.1	52.6	40.0				45.5	47.4	18.8				18.8		$53,481	$3,718	$49,763
Young Leaders Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	468 E 140th St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-7391	213	19	10.9	95.8%	4 (1.9%)	35 (16.4%)	166 (77.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	30.3	1760^th of 2445 public elementary schools	28.0%		34.4	1606^th of 2445 public elementary schools	34.3%	154				50.0	42.3	34.5				58.3	53.9	48.3				6.9		$42,365	$3,092	$39,273
Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 1	Public, Charter	K-7	339 Morris Ave-2nd Fl	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 286-7950	513			85.8%	5 (1.0%)	332 (64.7%)	151 (29.4%)	11 (2.1%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	95.2	73^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	97.0%		93.3	139^th of 2445 public elementary schools	94.3%	66				93.8	94.9	88.4	92.9	100.0		96.9	98.3	89.9	94.3	90.2		65.2		$19,916	$00	$19,916

Frequently Asked Questions about South Bronx Classical Charter School II

How many students attend South Bronx Classical Charter School II?

In the 2024-25 school year, 248 students attended South Bronx Classical Charter School II.

What is the racial makeup of South Bronx Classical Charter School II?

Students at South Bronx Classical Charter School II are 53% African American, 40% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian.

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Yes! South Bronx Classical Charter School II is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 21^st of 2445 New York elementary schools.

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